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The release date for the second OVA, Negima! OVA Summer Special has been set for November 22. This is a surprisingly quick release considering it's only a month after the release of the Spring OVA (October 25), and the fact that the Summer OVA screening hasn't taken place yet.

As with the Spring OVA, there will be two discs, one for the feature presentation and the other for a behind the scene extras, including voice dubbing shooting and coverage of the Summer OVA event, to be held on Sept. 17 (incidentally, I received the invitation to it by mail today).

Lovers are tied by a red string...Nodoka, a girl in love, is secretly in love with Negi-sensei. One day at the library, she accidentally discovers a magic spell that brings you together with your destined person. With the help of her friend Yue, Nodoka tries out the spell, hoping it bring Negi-sensei. Then, a long strand of red string extends from her finger and disappears into the skies. After a while, attached on the other end of the string was Negi-sensei, who suddenly comes flying down! Startled at first, Nodoka becomes happy. However, the spell of the magic string was actually a practical joke that brought people together! A dejected Nodoka tries to cut the string, but for some reason cannot do so. Apparently, the string will not disappear until after some time has elapsed. Until then, she is stuck with Negi-sensei...Nodoka is quietly enjoying her moment, while Negi-sensei is perplexed. That is when Ayaka arrives, telling everyone from the class to visit the newly completed Yukihiro Spa Resort. The start of a heart-throbbing, happening-filled adventure.

ok after watching the promo the first thing that popped into my mind was...

what is this crap.

I'm going to have to be harsh now because i couldnt tell if negima was supposed to be an ecchi school girl show or a bikini porno. you would have thought they figured out in the first seasons twenty or so episodes that the story sucked.

and so what do they do about it? hey lets stick everyone on a deserted island and have them drop in by sky diving. beacuse this was never done before. there isnt a whole love hina OVA where this already happened.

I wanted a story about the girls and why they are unique. when i say unique i dont mean by the different color panties they wear. the negi sneezing bit has been done twice. three times now. its not funny anymore.

at least the second half of the promo does look to be promising. hopefully they dont stick to all that fanservice because that is a turn off. fanservice should be done with taste. not a buffet where its stuffed down your throat.

I never get past second episode of anime, but I'm reading manga as they come out. From the promo it looks like they will animate end of seventh book, recognized a lot of scenes, and some original material, at least I don't remember that there were more than just beach scene.

Well, looking forward to this one, mainly because the director is Akiyuki Shinbo, so it can't be bad, ne?

The fact that the first OAV is basically going to be a "fanservice" fest is one reason why I'm planning to skip that one and instead wait for the Summer OAV (Nodogi = cutest anime couple IMO) and the TV series.

The 1st OVA appears to be primarily a retelling of the beach trip in the manga (some modifications and expanded whatnot). Since Evangeline supposedly can't leave the perimeter without special dispensation, it'll be interesting to see if they cover that plothole or ignore it.
As far as the fanser... okay... camera angle on butts .... it is pretty extensive and repetitive ... but then I've noticed the manga volume incidents are getting more blatantly risque though the total number of "fan bits" have dropped.

Well... at least Rin-sama is specific about his complaints. I'd seen the character (re)designs a while back and given that the SHAFT team was involved... their artstyle is just different --- I gave it a pass since you could still tell who was who. Kind of like looking at a character done by different artists in their own styles.

I admit I have no clue why anyone thought messing with Asuna's eyes was okay.

I'm ambivalent about the finger writing because frankly, manga is a collection of still frames... in fact, parts of volume 11 during the fight sequences.. its rather tough to figure out what is going on at times (Ken A. lacks some finesse in combat storyboarding).

The real key will be the story ... we know it isn't going to follow the manga line for line though it may incorporate concepts or major events -- but will it capture the spirit of the characters and the flavor of the adventures? Dunno til we see it.

honestly, were people complaining about not enough panty shots before?

what if they changed asuna's eye color every other screen event, lol that would be funny. its very important for asuna to have different color eyes, it would be like if she did not have the bells in her hair. its just not right.

honestly, were people complaining about not enough panty shots before?

what if they changed asuna's eye color every other screen event, lol that would be funny. its very important for asuna to have different color eyes, it would be like if she did not have the bells in her hair. its just not right.

they all look matured (physically i mean). is this like a continuation of the series or a stand alone version?

The OVA is a re-telling of the beach arc from the manga, but with a few new extras parts - though it shall be a stand alone story, meaning its not got anything to do with the brand new series that starts later this year.

As far as their physicality, I'm watching Ken do the same thing to his girls... compare some of the girls from volume 1 with volume 11.... they must serve really uber-tofu in Japan. Hair color changes are annoying but not out of the question since a bottle of hair color is available technology.... but Asuna's eyes are just annoying. Its like doing Chach without her ear fins.

I just came back from today's Negima! Mahora Academy Class 3-A Second Term event, which featured the screening of the upcoming Negima! OVA Summer.

Spoiler for Negima! OVA Summer:

As mentioned in my post above, the story centers on Nodoka and Negi, where the two are tied together by the red string of fate, and cannot be separated from each other due to Yue's magic.

Ayaka invites the entire class to try out the brand new Yukihiro Spa Resort before the grand opening. While the girls are having fun bathing, Haruna realizes this is the opportunity of a lifetime for Nodoka, and persists on sticking the two together.

Meanwhile, Asuna wants Negi to be washed and clean since he's at a bath, but the washing robot created by Hakase sets Asuna as the target, and she's the victim of its harrassment throughout the episode.

The only way for Nodoka and Negi to break free is for Yue to channel her true feelings in a spell, which she is successful at, albeit reluctantly.

Basically, the Summer OVA is more of a fanservice episode in terms of plotline. The fanservice is pretty rampant, with loads of eyecatches (ala Tsuyokiss). This is a Nodoka episode, complete with an ending song by Noto Mamiko, although it can be said at the expense of Yue.

Asuna fans are probably going to be appalled, as she is being virtually tentacle raped for most of the scenes.

As with the Spring OVA, the Summer OVA is more like an introduction of the new Negima look by Gansis/Shaft. I personally have no problems with the character designs, probably because I have to compare it to the first anime season, although the upcoming Negima!? anime series will likely take different routes, despite being created by the same production team.

The anime series will launch prior to the release dates of both OVAs (Oct. 25 and Nov.22 respectively), so most people will see it in a different perspective from me, so I'm eagerly waiting to see how the TV series will go along.